Capacity included with automatic transmission see vesis for filling after repairs 1.8 t (awp/aw-pia) 5.0l (5.3 qt) (synthetic specifically for new jetta)oils meeting vw oil quality standard: vw502 00(a must for 1.8t), fluid capacity chart 2005 volkswagen of america, inc.. Recommended type of transmission oil for volkswagen jetta. how much do you need. Manual transmission gear oil diy service and fluid replacement-mk4 vw-audi diy drain and refill manual transmission gear oil for jetta, new beetle, golf (4th generation cars and similar audi) if you know the capacity you should be fine with the front end on jack stands. here is my experimental data on this..
Unlike earlier vw 5 speed transmissions, you cannot just drain and fill the transmission fluid level back to the inspection/fill hole. volkswagen changed the transmission angle so the fill hole on your 5 speed mk5 volkswagen jetta tdi 2005.5-2006 is too low to allow all the fluid back in the normal way.. I finally got around to changing transmission fluid. should have done it sooner. it is not difficult. here is how i did it: we know that no tranny fluid (manual or at) is ever a "lifetime" item, so we tend to ignore vw's advice on this sort of thing. same goes with the fuel filter. 2001 vw jetta. re: how to change transmission fluid. Manual transmission fluid change how-to with pics vw mkiv-a4 tdis (ve and pd) this is a general discussion about a4/mkiv jetta (99.5-~2005), golf(99.5-2006), and new beetle(98-2006). both ve and pd engines are covered here. i'm not sure what the manual transmission oil change interval should be, and from the old threads i perused.
